Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterocephalus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-e-ro-cephalus
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deformed baby born with two heads of unequal size.

Etymology

See hetero- and cephalic.

Questions

What does heterocephalus mean?: A deformed baby born with two heads of unequal size.
Where does heterocephalus come from?: See hetero- and cephalic.

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